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Zucchini Apple Pie

“Everyone will think there's apple in this delicious pie, but there really isn't. Peeled, sliced zucchini are sauteed in lemon juice until just tender, and then it 's combined with all the usual apple pie fixings: sugar, cinnamon, brown sugar, nutmeg and flour. The filling is piled into a pastry crust, dotted with butter and topped with a second crust. It bakes for about 40 minutes.”

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

I have made this several times without anyone being the wiser. HERE IS THE TRICK: Use those big zucchini from the garden, split them in half length-wise, gut the middle of all the seeds and stringy soft stuff, then each half length-wise in thirds, so they are apple-slice width, PEEL off the green, then trim the corners of each length so the end looks like an apple slice. Then USE A FOOD PROCESSOR OR MANDOLIN to cut EVEN slices. Even uncooked these look like apple slices! Then cook as directed. I fools everyone 100% of the time!

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

this pie was excellent! this was my first pie and it turned out amazing...i really did convinse my brother that it was apple...just make sure you really do cook it till its tender. just for refence i used "ruths grandmas pie crust" with this recipe and it was amazing!

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2009

Took it to a gathering of friends. Did not tell anyone that it was Zucchini and everyone raved about this "apple pie" It is a great recipes. Thanks

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MAMMAFOX

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Home Town: Maple Shade, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

This recipe is so delicious! No one would ever guess that there was zucchini instead of apples in it. In fact, we brought this to a church potluck, and everyone raved about this being "the best apple pie ever!" Were they ever shocked to find out the "secret ingredient" when we handed out the recipe. If you have an over-abundance of zucchini, don't hesitate to give this recipe a try! You won't be disappointed.

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Kaitlyn

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2008

I think the key is to not overcook the zucchini and don't forget the lemon juice. I used my own veggies from my garden this year and when I made the pie guests were wondering what type of apple was used!

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Samantha

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2008

Delicious. Made this and served to son-in-law. He really liked it, but then got mad when he found it was made with zucchini...he couldn't tell the difference. Highly recommend this recipe.

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kizclara

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2007

This is the best non apple pie I have ever had. Could not belive there are no apples in it. Great!!!!

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2005

Excellent recipe!! Tastes just like apple pie - I substituted graham crackers for the bottom crust & oatmeal topping for the top crust.

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KELLYJ

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2005

I had high hopes for this one but I couldn't eat it without cringing. Zucchini do not bake the way apples do- you just wind up with a pie with stringy vegetables inside. I don't think the zucchini flavor is masked sufficiently by the spices. This one didn't fool me.

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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2005

Found this recipe when trying to find a use for all the zucchini growing in my garden. My daughters favorite pie is apple pie but she developed an allergy to apples a few years ago...when I saw this I knew we had to try it. Sam made this recipe herself (age 13) it turned out great!! She said if she didn't make it herself she would swear it had apples in it. We are going to see if we can trick dad tonight!!! We will definitly be making this again and again Thanks

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2004

This pie is superb. Bought an excess of 6-inch zucchini. Didn't peel them just sliced them and made the recipe just as stated. It was so good I will buy zucchini in the winter just to make the pie. Probably will add a few raisins as we really like them. SUPER recipe. Thanks a lot for sharing

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NANCY SCHMOCK

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2004

This recipe was great! My little brother absolutely HATES zucchini and he thought that this was the best "apple" pie he'd ever had. This was a big hit with the rest of the family. I found that slicing the zucchini VERY thin helps to cook it completely and also to mask it as apples. I used a salad shooter, but you can also use the straight part on a grater.

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Reviewed: Aug. 23, 2004

I made this recipe twice. Both times I followed the recipe precisely. The first time it was excellent,and truly tasted like apple pie. The second time I used more mature ( read overgrown) zucchini, and it was disgusting, we didn't even finish the pie. It was stringy, and had a very overpowering "squashy" taste. ( I know, I know, it is squash afterall...) If you're going to attempt this recipe, use very fresh, young ( not baby, but definately not anything resembling a caveman's club)zucchini. If you do, it will be a GREAT Pie!

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2004

YUMMMM! I was the one to bake it, but I still thought that someone must have pulled a pie-switch on me because this tasted just like apple pie. Really a fun recipe to make for someone and then afterwards say, "oh by the way, that was zucchini." They will not believe you. In fact, it was better than apple pie because the "apples" didn't get so mushy as normal apples do.

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ZZILLION

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2004

Amazing... best disguise for zucchini yet. When I served it at dinner my husband asked, "what kind of apples are these?" I said. "The long, skinny, green kind from the garden!" Actually, I did slice in two apples that had to be used up, and extra flour to help with the runniness of the zucchini.

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2002

I was very excited about finding another zucchini recipe, but it did not live up to my hopes. I didn't really know what to do with the taste. I found that it didn't taste like apple, nor was zucchini something that I enjoyed sweet. I felt that the zucchini was a little bit too crunchy still. Neither my husband nor I enjoyed it. Perhaps it may be due to the fact that we had already eaten too much zucchini!

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TRISHPENNER

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2002

It was good, but I think I should have cooked the zucchini slices longer. Wasn't sure what "tender-crisp" meant. Makes me realize the flavor of apple pie must be in the spices more than the apples.

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Hinchess

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2002

This was soooo good & easy. Could not even tell it was zucchini. Thanks for the recipe.

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Melissa

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2002

cookobird excellent.... used splenda for 3/4 instead of sugar and 1/2 cup of brown sugar. used more than 2 zucchini, used deep dish pie crust and could have put in more. we found the splenda better tasting than brown sugar. hubby says it's on our list. bake them and freeze them. had a lot of zucchini.

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2002

unbelievable! they coundn't figure it out at work, but it was a hit. they didn't look like apples (maybe I should have peeled them) but the sure tasted good!

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